Where Data Tells the Story
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Last year we wrote about how Y Combinator — the world’s preeminent startup accelerator that has backed Airbnb, Reddit, and Stripe — was seeing an overwhelming influx of founders and startups working in AI.
Indeed, data from Y Combinator reveals that some 80% of the companies in its Startup Directory last year had “AI” in either the company name or description of what it does. Just five years ago, that proportion was only 15%.
Clearly, there are multiple factors at play. Some are straightforward:
Some are a bit more cynical, like FOMO, signaling, or playing the odds:
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